K8T800 FSR vs FIS2R

Hey, I see online that the FSR is "new" and is about $20 (or more) cheaper than the FIS2R.  What's the difference (I'm recommending this mobo to a friend)?
From what I can tell on MSI's site, it is that there is no PATA raid solution on the FSR?  Is that it?
Thanks,
Z

S = Serial ATA
SR = Serial ATA RAID*1
F = Gigabit Lan
I = IEEE1394
R = RAID
L = 10/100 LAN
A = Serial ATA (servers)
U = USB 2.0
AR = ATA133 Raid

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    I recently bought a bundle containing the FSR Mobo and I have had probs with the temps being off. On Saturday I saw a FIS2R on a sale price and decided to snap it up. When I received it today I found that the mobo came in a jiffy bag with a rounded FDD cable, HDD cable, D bracket and other bits but no box. The manual is exactly the same as for my FSR boaard so that doesnt help and the number on the board is MS-6702 Ver: 1.0.
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    Hi,
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    edit: o yes ofcourse the promise raid controller.
    For the rest the boards look the same. See the MSI website for more diferences.
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    if it is the FSR, what else am i losing out performance wise?
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    the company has admitted that they have wrongly advertised the board and i'm still discussing with them how to proceed, to my satisfaction.  Its a UK supplier.
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    from talking on other forums, alot of others have now realised the 'mistake' has happened to them as well-  it doesn't just seem to be my supplier that has been supplying the wrong board and there seem to be alot of angry returns in the offing.
    It was a cheap deal for the board as part of a bundle, so the exact price of the board was obscured somewhat, but advertising an expensive board at cheap prices , and then supplying a different, cheaper board is still unethical , at the very least, if not illegal.  If i had wanted the board i have, i would have bought one advertised as such.
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    What is the difference off the  MSI K8T8 NEO FSR besides the MSI K8T8 NEO FS2R????
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    If MSI says "FSR" then I'm sure it's got RAID.
    The only logical differences are that FIS2R will have 2 RAID controllers (VIA + Promise - FSR will only have VIA) and Firewire (the "I").
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  • File check on boot up?

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  • BSOD with SP1 :-(

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    In this situation I would use restore to go back to a date when everything was working right.
    To do this boot up hold down F8.  Then choose safe mode in the startup screen.
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  • Difference between K8T Neo-FIS2R & FSR

    Might be a daft question but whats the difference between K8T Neo-FIS2R and K8T Neo-FSR????

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  • K8T Neo-FIS2R/FSR no POST

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    I have removed plenty of stuff to rule out other components but even with just this it won't work.
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    Graphics: Gainward GeForce 6800Ultra 256MB GDDR3 AGP8X, "Ultra/2600 Golden S",
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    +12V (17A),
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    Hey thanx for the heads up on that bas but wanna see something funny
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  • MOVED: K8T Neo-FSR/ FIS2R BIos HT link questions

    This topic has been moved to Overclockers & Modding Corner.
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